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Panama

Panama. Ashley Howard 5 th period. A little about panama. Capital- Panama city National name- Republica de panama President- Ricardo Martinelli (may 3, 2009). area. Slightly smaller than south Carolina Land area- 29,340 square feet Total area- 30,193 square feet. population.

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Panama

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  1. Panama Ashley Howard 5th period

  2. A little about panama • Capital- Panama city • National name- Republica de panama • President- Ricardo Martinelli (may 3, 2009)

  3. area • Slightly smaller than south Carolina • Land area- 29,340 square feet • Total area- 30,193 square feet

  4. population • Growth rate- 10.6% • Birth rate- 19.17% • Life expectancy- 77 • (picture is in millions) • Many people between the ages of 16-49 join the military

  5. about the people • Literacy rate- 94.2% • 4.5% unemployment • 85% are roman catholic and 15% are protestant • Spanish is the official language, many people are bilingual and can speak English too.

  6. History • Panama was explored by Columbus in 1502 and also by Balboa in 1513. • IN 1821, panama joined Columbia when central American turned away from Spain, panama spent 82 years trying, but unsuccessful, to break away from Columbia. • The United states paid panama $10 million dollars for canal rights and made an agreement to pay $258,000 each year. The price was increased to $430,000 in 1933 and to $1,930,000 in 1955.

  7. ON December 31, 1999 the United states handed over control of the canal back to panama. • Panamanians approved a plan to expand the panama canal in 2006. It should double its capacity and is expected to be completed by 2015.

  8. Current environment • Issues • water pollution threatens fishing resources • Deforestation of tropical rainforest • Land degradation and erosion threatens siltation of the panama canal • $14.2 billion debt (12/31/12)

  9. Terrain and Climate Mostly steep, upland plains with rugged mountains. Around coastal areas there are large plains with rolling hills • Climate- hot, humid, cloudy. There is a prolonged rainy season (may-January) and a short dry season (January-may)

  10. Natural Resources • Copper • Mahogany forests • Shrimp • Hydropower- power generated by using water

  11. agriculture • Bananas • Rice • Corn • Coffee • Sugarcane • Vegetables • Livestock • Shrimp

  12. Industries • Construction • Brewing • Cement and other construction materials • Sugar milling • *over supply of unskilled labor and a shortage of skilled labor

  13. Trading • Exports- $13.22 billion on bananas, shrimp, sugar, coffee, clothing • Imports- $19.15 billion on capital goods, food, consumer goods, chemicals • Major trading partners- United states, Sweden, Spain, Netherlands, costa Rica, japan, Mexico, Columbia

  14. Transportation • Railways • Highways • Airports • Water ways • harbors

  15. Bibliography • "Panama." Infoplease.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Nov. 2013. • "Central Intelligence Agency." The World Factbook. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Nov. 2013. • "Panama Picture." Cosmictravelnetwork.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2013. • "Infolatam » Biografía De Ricardo Martinelli." Infolatam RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2013. • "Land of Panama." Sslonline.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2013 • "Panama Population." Tradingeconomics.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2013 • "Panama Canal." Safety4sea.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2013. • "Copper." Chemistry-reference.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2013. • Shrimp." Weloveseafood.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2013. • Livestock." Msucares.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2013.

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